The Street
Music streaming service Pandora is expecting political advertising revenue on the platform to double in 2016. Pandora can provide opportunities for campaigns to hyper-target minority voters including Hispanics and African-Americans. Pandora allows for location targeting with an extra layer of music preference, which at times can be a decent indication of political inclination.
Bloomberg
Despite some relatively lively and aggressive debate appearances from the Democratic contenders in 2016, when it came to TV advertising, the Democratic primary was relatively tame and positive. According to Kantar Media, of the 206,528 spots aired by Clinton and Sanders this year, none were considered “negative.” Trump, on the other hand, faced around a whopping $62 million in negative advertising in the GOP primary. We can expect the negativity to be pervasive as we move closer to the general election.
The Guardian
Following her wins in California and New Jersey, which secured her grip on the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton received the endorsement of President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Now we’ll have to wait and see when/if a certain Vermont senator throws in his hat with the rest of the Democratic party.
The Washington Post
Trump often uses polls to validate his standing in the race for the White House, recently saying that he beats Clinton in national surveys. It seems as though his poll numbers have recently taken a dip as the Democratic party begins to coalesce around Hillary Clinton. In Fox News polling, Clinton now leads Trump by three points, after trailing him by three points last month.
The Atlantic
Sanders has one of the most robust email lists around, so many are wondering what he'll do with the contact information of his millions of supporters when he decides to leave the race for president, something that now looks inevitable. While Sanders supporters may not feel great about having their data given or sold to the Clinton campaign, the DNC and Clinton will surely be working with the Sanders campaign to incorporate his supporters into the wider Democratic data trove.
The Washington Post
The Correct the Record super PAC launches its “Trump Lies” campaign today. The campaign looks to highlight the real-estate mogul’s lies and inaccuracies throughout his career, starting in the 1970s. The launch also includes a Web site, TrumpLies.com, which sports a database of Trump’s incorrect statements.
USA Today
Speaking on "The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon," President Obama discussed the state of the Republican Party. “This country works when you have two parties that are serious and trying to solve problems,” the president told Fallon. He added that has happened to the GOP, “is not actually good for the country as a whole. It’s not something Democrats should wish for.”
CNN.com
Sources close to Sen. Warren have said that the legislator from Massachusetts is moving closer to an endorsement of Hillary Clinton. Warren will be watching Sanders’ message following his talk with president Obama today. She understands the disconnect that still exists between the progressive base and the Clinton campaign. Sources close to the senator say that she is taking “her potential role in unifying the party seriously.”
CNN.com
Academy Award winner Meryl Streep took her talent in impersonations to the Shakespeare in the Park Public Theater Gala on Monday evening, where she dressed up in a wig, orange makeup and an overstuffed suit. With Streep as Trump and Christine Baranski as Hillary Clinton, the two engaged in a musical mock debate in New York’s Central Park.
The Wall Street Journal
Shortly after he endorsed Donald Trump for president, House speaker Paul Ryan had no qualms calling his nominee a racist over comments about a federal judge overseeing a case brought against Trump University. While Trump says that his comments were misconstrued, Ryan explained: “Claiming a person can’t do their job because of their race is sort of like the textbook definition of a racist comment. I’m not even going to pretend to try to defend them.”